State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2007
Missouri
NOTE: The state did not provide information for 2007. The payment levels in Table 1 reflect changes in the federal benefit rates for fiscal year 2007 and were provided by the Social Security Administration.
State Supplementation
Mandatory Minimum Supplementation
Administration: State Department of Social Services, Division of Family Services.
Optional State Supplementation
Administration: State Department of Social Services, Division of Family Services.
Effective date: January 1, 1974.
Statutory basis for payment
Supplemental aid to the blind: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 209.
All other supplementation: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 208.030, subchapter 5.
Funding
Administration: State funds.
Assistance: State funds.
Passalong method: Maintaining payment levels.
Place of application: State offices of the Division of Family Services.
Scope of coverage: Optional state supplement provided to any person who:
- Is aged, blind, or disabled and over age 18;
- Resides in a licensed residential care facility or a licensed intermediate care or skilled nursing home that is not a Medicaid facility; and
- Has insufficient cash income to cover costs of care in the facility.
Blind persons over age 18 living on their own are also provided with a supplement. Children under age 18 are not eligible for optional supplementation.
Resource limitations
Aged and disabled: $999.99 individual; $2,000 couple.
Blind: $2,000 individual; $4,000 couple.
Income exclusions: There are no income exclusions for the aged or disabled unless they are employed at a sheltered workshop. Disregards for the blind include the first $65 plus one-half of the remainder of earned income.
Recoveries, liens, and assignments: None.
Financial responsibility of relatives: Spouse for spouse.
Interim assistance: State participates.
Payment calculation method: A standard applies that is established by the state for the total SSI payment. The federal SSI payment and any countable income are deducted from the state standard. The remainder is the state supplementation.
Payment levels: See Table 1.
| Living arrangement | Combined federal and state | State supplementation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Couple | Individual | Couple | |
| Licensed residential care facility, Level I | 779.00 | 1,246.00 | 156.00 | 312.00 |
| Licensed residential care facility, Level II | 915.00 | 1,518.00 | 292.00 | 584.00 |
| Licensed intermediate care or skilled nursing home a | 1,013.00 | 1,714.00 | 390.00 | 780.00 |
| Aid to the blind | b | b | b | b |
| SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Office of Income Security Programs; state information. | ||||
| a. Recipients in licensed nursing homes are entitled to an additional $25 per month to meet their personal needs. If the recipient is already receiving a personal needs allowance from another state or federal agency, this payment will not be made by the Division of Family Services. | ||||
| b. Recipients receive a maximum combined federal and state payment of $510 for an individual and $1,020 for a couple. | ||||
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Number of recipients: See Table 2.
| Living arrangement | Total | Aged | Blind | Disabled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recipients | 7,662 | 4,337 | 1 | 3,324 |
| Licensed residential care facility, Level I | 1,941 | 602 | 0 | 1,339 |
| Licensed residential care facility, Level II | 5,528 | 3,612 | 0 | 1,916 |
| Licensed intermediate care or skilled nursing home | 192 | 123 | 0 | 69 |
| Aid to the blind | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SOURCE: State information. | ||||
| NOTE: Data are for 2006; the state did not provide information for 2007. | ||||
Total expenditures: The state reported expenditures of $26,639,654 for calendar year 2006 in state-administered payments to SSI recipients.
State Assistance for Special Needs
State does not provide assistance for special needs.
Medicaid
Eligibility
Criteria: State guidelines.
Determined by: State.
Medically Needy Program
State does not provide a program for the medically needy.
Unpaid Medical Expenses
The Social Security Administration does not obtain this information.